Sulfamyl-2-mercaptobenzothiazoles



Patented Oct. 5, 1948 UNITED STATES .PAT ENT OFFICE 2,450,777 SULFAMYL-Z-WERCAPTGBENZOTHIAZOLES Charles F. H. Allen, Rochester, N. Y., and Alan Bell, Knoxville, Tenn, assignors to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey No Drawing. Application April 20, 1944, Serial No. 531,979

1 Claim.

somnOm o1 ONHSOr To a hot solution of 5.8 parts of sodium sulfide, 4.8 parts of flowers of sulfur and 28 parts of water, were added 8.5 parts of N-( Y-chlorophenyl) 3 nitro 4 chlorobenzenesulionamide and 5 parts of carbon disulfide, and the mixture was heated on the steam bath for 3 hours; it was then filtered, and the filtrate was cooled to 20 and acidified with dilute (1:1) hydrochloric acid.

' O-SH The product which precipitated was dissolved in sodium hydroxide, reprecipitated by acid, filtered, washed and dried. It melted at 208-210 with decomposition. The yield was 5.5 parts. (Analysis: Calcd. for C13H9O2N2S3C12 S, 26.9. Found: S, 25.1. Sulfur analyses tend to give slightly low results, but are useful for showing how many sulfur atoms have been introduced into the molecule.) 7

Example 3.Preparation of intermediate com pound N- (4-acetaminophenyl) -3-nitro-4-chlorobenzenesulfonamide,

SOz-NHQNHO OOHa A mixture of 25.6 parts of 3-nitro-4-chlorobenzene sulfonyl chloride, 15 parts of p-aminoacetanilide, 10 parts of sodium acetate, and 100 parts of acetic acid was heated on the steam bath for 2 hours. The solid was precipitated by pouring upon ice; it was filtered, washed and dried.

The yield was 27 parts, M. P. 188-190 C.

Example 4.2 mercapto J- acetamino 5- phenylsulfamylbenzothiazole.

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To a hot solution of sodium polysulfide, prepared from 18 parts of sodium sulfide, 15 parts of flowers of sulfur, and parts of water, were added 15 parts of carbon disulfide and 25 parts of N-(4- acetaminophenyl) 3 nitrol-chlorobenzenesulfonamide, and the mixture was heated for 3 hours on the steam bath. It was then filtered, and the cold filtrate acidified with hydro chlorio acid. Th product was dissolved in alcohol, treated with decolorizing carbon, filtered, and allowed to crystallize from the alcohol. It formed yellow crystals in a yield of 1!) parts, M. .P. 284-285 C. (Analysis: Calcd. for C15H13O3N3S3: S, 28.48. Found: S,2'7.8.)

Example 5.2-mercapto-4-amino-5-phenyl' sulfamyl benzothiazole,

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o-sn C-SH A mixture of 12 parts of 2-mercapto-4'-acetamino-5-phenylsulfamyl benzothiazole, 24.- parts of concentrated hydrochloric acid, and parts somnO A mixture of 15.4 parts of o-aminophenol, 37.5 parts of 3-nitro-4-chlorobenzenesulfonyl chlo ride, 15 parts of sodium acetate and 75 parts of acetic acid was heated on the steam bath for A; hour. The solid that separated on cooling was filtered, washed and dried. For purification it was taken up in ether and extracted successively with 3% hydrochloric acid, water, and 3% aqueous sodium carbonate solution. The extract was dried with calcium chloride, the ether was removed and the residue was crystallized from benzene. The yield was 16 parts, M. P. 143-145" C. (Analysis: Calcd. for CuHsOsNzSCl: N, 8.53. Found: N, 8.43.)

Example 7.2 mercapto 2 hydroxy-- phenylsulphamyl benzothiazole,

To a hot solution of sodium polysulfide, prepared as in Example 5 but using one-half of .all the amounts, there were added 5 parts of carbon disulfide and 8.3 parts ofN- 2'-.hydroxyphenyl) -3- nitro-4-chlorobenzene sulfonamidaand the mixturewas heated on the steam bath for 3 hours. It was then evaporated to dryness and extracted with sodium carbonate solution; the extract was cooled and acidified, and the product filtered and dried. It was purified by crystallization from dilute alcohol; the yield was 4.5 parts; M. P. 246-248 C., with decomposition. (Analysis: Calcd. for C13H10O3N2S32 N, 3.24. Found: 8.30.)

Example 8.-Preparation of intermediate compound N (2 hydroxy-.4'-methyl-.-phenyl) -3- nitro-4-chlorobenzenesulfonamide,

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successively with 3% hydrochloric acid, water, and 3% aqueous sodium carbonate solution. After drying the extract with calcium chloride, the ether was removed and the residue crystallized from benzene. The yield was 14.5 parts, M. P. 156 C. (Analysis: Calcd. for C13H11O5N2SC12 N, 8.18. Found: N, 8.04.)

Example 9.2 mercapto 2' hydroxy-4'- methyl-S-phenylsulfamyl benzothiazole,

.To a hot solution of sodium polysulflde, prepared from 10 parts of sodium sulfide, 8 parts of flowers of'sulfur, and 50 parts of water, were added 10 parts of N-(2'-hydroxy-4-methyl-phenyl) -3-nitro-4-chlorobenzenesulfonamide and 5 parts of carbon bisulfide, and the mixture was heated on the steam bath for 3 hours. It was then evaporated to dryness and extracted with sodium carbonate solution; the extract was cooled and acidified, and the product filtered and dried. It was purified by crystallization from dilute alcohol; the yield was 6.5 parts, M. P. 218-220", with decomposition.

While we have given certain illustrative examples,'it will be obvious that other substituents than those shown may be present on the benzene ring attached to the nitrogen atom of the sulfamyl group, and that their number and positions may vary.

What we claim as our invention and desire to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States A 5-arylsulfamyl- 2 -mercapto-benzothiazole, having the structural formula in which R is a substituted phenyl group selected from the class consisting of d-chlorophenyl, 4- acetaminophenyl, 4-aminopheny1, 2-hydroxyphenyl, and 2-hydroxy-4-methylpheny1.

CHARLES F. H. ALLEN. ALAN BELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,271,238 Vittum et a1 Jan. 27, 1942 2,296,306 Peterson Sept. 22, 1942 2,298,443 Weissberger Oct. 13, 19%2 2,318,556 Hentrich et a1. May 4, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 782,126 France Mar. 11, 1935 OTHER REFERENCES Chem. Abst., vol. 21, p. 2688, citing: Journal Amer. Chem. Soc, vol.49, pp. 1748-1758. 

